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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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August 17, 2018
Toyota At Fault In $242M Verdict Over Kids' Crash Injuries
A Dallas jury on Friday found that defective front seats in a Lexus caused two children’s severe injuries during a rear-end collision and awarded the youngsters and their parents roughly $242 million in damages, holding Toyota bore the vast majority of the blame for their injuries.
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August 17, 2018
Feds Can't Recoup From $33M Award If Child Dies: 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday largely affirmed a trial judge’s post-verdict decisions in a suit accusing a federally funded health clinic doctor of causing a newborn’s brain damage, saying the federal government can’t recover portions of a $33 million verdict if the child dies earlier than expected.
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August 17, 2018
Jury Clears Airport-Adjacent Co. In Fatal Jet Crash Case
An Atlanta jury on Friday evening cleared industrial manufacturer Milliken & Company of any liability for a business jet crash that killed five people, rejecting claims by the children of one of the victims that Milliken should pay $20 million because it improperly allowed construction of a power pole the plane hit.
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August 17, 2018
Jefferson Airplane Singer Says NY Hospital Ended His Career
A Manhattan hospital and several doctors are accused of committing medical malpractice that purportedly caused a career-ending injury to Jefferson Airplane co-founder and singer Marty Balin, according to a suit filed Thursday in New York federal court.
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August 17, 2018
Feds Fire Back At Sheldon Silver's Post-Conviction Bail Bid
Federal prosecutors on Thursday rejected as “baseless” a request by Sheldon Silver to stay free while appealing his conviction and seven-year sentence for political corruption, telling a Manhattan federal judge that the jury that convicted the former New York Assembly speaker had clear instructions.
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- LITIGATION
- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
- Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
- Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
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- Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
- State and federal legislation involving patient care
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- Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices
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